Fixed broadband subscriptions in New Zealand
New Zealand: Fixed broadband subscriptions was 38.05 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed broadband subscriptions in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 38.05 per 100 people for fixed broadband subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed broadband subscriptions in New Zealand peaked at 38.05 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1207 per 100 people, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.28 per 100 people | 0.1207 per 100 people | 23.75 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6 per 100 people | 25.12 per 100 people | 34.02 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.46 per 100 people | 34.81 per 100 people | 38.05 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More infrastructure data for New Zealand
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.78 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 15.03 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 178,457 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 767.76 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 327 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 64,348 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed broadband subscriptions in New Zealand?
- Fixed broadband subscriptions in New Zealand was 38.05 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 38.05 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed broadband subscriptions recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for fixed broadband subscriptions?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed broadband subscriptions rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.